LARGE school with diverse student body; half is in two competitive gifted programs – math/science and humanities/linguistics. The other half includes local Brooklyn kids who in a restructured program will select one of four “strands”: performing arts, communications and media arts, pre-engineering and technology, and law, leadership and community service. Strong research; six Intel semifinalists, one finalist since ‘04. Growing robotics program was first in competition last year. Flight class elective lets some students fly planes. Active student life. One of the largest AP programs in the city has 30 to 40 sections.